NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
An island universeof billions of stars,NGC 1566 lies about 60 million light-years away in the southernconstellationDorado.Popularly known as the Spanish Dancer galaxy, it’s seen face-on from ourMilky Way perspective.A gorgeous grand design spiral, this galaxy’stwo graceful spiral arms span over 100,000 light-years,traced by bright blue star clusters,pinkish starforming regions, and swirlingcosmic dustlanes.
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